Ambient Quickpole Boompole - QP 4140 - Manual (Page 2)

AMBIENT CARBON FIBRE BOOMS
Maintenance and repair instructions.
Very important note
When screwing the mechanism together the pin must be located in the slot in the
compression ring. It prevents the compression ring turning and stops intersegmental
twisting of the boom segments when locked.
Note:
To loosen the screwlock a maximum of 1 turn is nesessary.
The pin will stay in the slot.
If a user opens the hand nut more than 5 turns then the pin can come out of its location in
the ring. Then when the screwlock is retightenend the pin may move away from its slot
and will be bent or broken by the compression ring, which will be also be scored.
The boom will then not close well. The only remedy after this is to remove the pin and
insert a new one if possible. If the pin cannot be removed one can work without it but
intersegmental twisting may occur.
If the screwlock does not lock tight in half a turn open the mechanism and see if the pin is
in its slot. If not it may be bent. Straighten and reinsert in slot. Transfer a little grease from
the screw threads to the top taper of the compression ring to reduce friction ( helps
tightening), and retighten holding the boom vertically so that the pin remains in the slot
until the hand nut is closed.
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